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Reddit mentions of Tetra Aquarium 6-in-1 Test Strip
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Reddit mentions: 3
We found 3 Reddit mentions of Tetra Aquarium 6-in-1 Test Strip. Here are the top ones.
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Test strips that allow the testing of 6 water quality parameters in 60 seconds: general and carbonate hardness (GH + KH), nitrite (NO2), nitrate (NO3), chlorine and the pH value.
Specs:
| Color | May Vary |
| Height | 4.724409444 Inches |
| Length | 1.4960629906 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Size | One Size |
| Weight | 0.0771617917 Pounds |
| Width | 4.724409444 Inches |
Looks like some sort of test. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tetra-Aquarium-Essential-Quality-Parameters/dp/B001B65ZVQ#immersive-view_1568392925191
It really depends what you are searching for in your water, but for a lot of things yes!
There are test kits available for aquariums that have reagents and instructions to determine levels of lots of important things in water, like ammonium, nitrite, nitrate and pH.
Complex kits like this
And simpler kits like this
Ammonium, Nitrite and Nitrate levels generally spike if things like Raw Sewage is dumped into the river, or fertilizer from fields has been washed off into the river due to heavy rain.
Understanding Nitrate levels in water is very important, due to it being toxic to human babies. It causes something nicknamed 'blue baby syndrome' by messing with haemoglobin. Nitrate in water is also toxic to animals such as horses and cattle, so keeping an eye on nitrate levels in their water and feed is important so they don't die from nitrate poisoning. Special care should be shown to pregnant animals with regards to nitrate exposure.
pH can also increase if rivers are being "limed" where their pH is being increased, in an effort to negate the acidity caused by growing crops.
For other more obscure ions and minerals you can get little handheld test kits from people like sigma, and Hannah instruments. These can range anywhere from €50 to a few thousand €.
Sorry for wall of text.
tl;dr; yes, aquarium kits on Amazon are useful if you are concerned about water quality.
The water conditioner I use removes both chlorine and chloramine (and toxic metals). It's Interpret Bioactive Tapsafe.
It's just a 6 in 1 test strip kit like this. It's not out of date, unless there's a minimum time they should be used in but the date stamp on the bottle/case says 2015.